Alan,
Here is a patch that should fix the problem. I could trim down
verify_local_APIC() now, but given the code freeze I guess it's for
post-2.4.
Maciej
--
+ Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland +
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+ e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], PGP key available +
diff -up --recursive --new-file
linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2.macro/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c
linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c
--- linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2.macro/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c Wed Nov 22 21:05:29
2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c Mon Nov 20 18:01:58 2000
@@ -486,18 +486,6 @@ void __init get_smp_config (void)
{
struct intel_mp_floating *mpf = mpf_found;
printk("Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.%d\n", mpf->mpf_specification);
-
- /* Spot non intel cpus in boards whose bios is a bit loose with the MP
- specification. If the CPU is intel then it may have an external APIC */
-
- if(boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL &&
- !test_bit(X86_FEATURE_APIC, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability))
- {
- printk(KERN_WARNING "MP table found but your processor appears not to
be SMP capable.\n");
- printk(KERN_WARNING "Boot will continue single processor.\n");
- return;
- }
-
if (mpf->mpf_feature2 & (1<<7)) {
printk(" IMCR and PIC compatibility mode.\n");
pic_mode = 1;
diff -up --recursive --new-file linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2.macro/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
--- linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2.macro/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c Wed Nov 22 21:05:29
2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c Wed Nov 22 22:22:15 2000
@@ -779,9 +779,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
paging_init();
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
/*
- * get boot-time SMP configuration:
- * Don't try and use the SMP configuration/APIC unless the CPU
- * has a local APIC.
+ * get boot-time SMP configuration:
*/
if (smp_found_config)
get_smp_config();
diff -up --recursive --new-file
linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2.macro/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
--- linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2.macro/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c Mon Nov 20 18:01:59
2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-test11-ac2/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c Wed Nov 22 22:23:06 2000
@@ -886,8 +886,10 @@ void __init smp_boot_cpus(void)
/*
* If we couldn't find a local APIC, then get out of here now!
*/
- if (!verify_local_APIC()) {
- printk(KERN_ERR "BIOS bug, local APIC at 0x%lX not detected!...\n",
mp_lapic_addr);
+ if (APIC_INTEGRATED(apic_version[boot_cpu_id]) &&
+ !test_bit(X86_FEATURE_APIC, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability)) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "BIOS bug, local APIC #%d not detected!...\n",
+ boot_cpu_id);
printk(KERN_ERR "... forcing use of dummy APIC emulation. (tell your
hw vendor)\n");
#ifndef CONFIG_VISWS
io_apic_irqs = 0;
@@ -896,6 +898,8 @@ void __init smp_boot_cpus(void)
smp_num_cpus = 1;
goto smp_done;
}
+
+ verify_local_APIC();
/*
* If SMP should be disabled, then really disable it!
-
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